Photo: All Classics LLC

Saturday Update: Insurance and owners are documenting the damage today, and Russo & Steele will be issuing a revised catalog shortly for auctions on Sunday and Monday. For some photos of the damage, check out All Classics LLC’s gallery.  Not for the faint of heart!

Heartbreaking automotive disaster struck the Russo and Steele classic car auction in Scottsdale, Arizona yesterday, as thunderstorms and high winds rolled in, collapsing two tents onto hundreds of auction cars. The site has been closed to media and attendees while the Fire Department secures the venue, and car owners have not yet been able to assess the damage the collapse might have caused. More news will be forthcoming as things get sorted out, but you can be certain there are some damaged cars and devastated owners. Thankfully, nobody was seriously hurt in the event. [via Auto-focus.us and Paul at Automobiliart]

YouTube video of the tent collapsing (warning: strong language in the background…but I think I’d be yelling the same thing if my car was in there!)

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